Santa Cruz Heckler SL Review: The Best of Both Worlds

[@jeremybub]

I love your website, I visit every time I need to compare my current rig to a possible future purchase, my wife loves it to since you’ve save me a ton of money! Thanks you… And the KZbin is growing! Great job folks

[@99spokes]

Thank you man!!

[@StarAZ]

This comment is more suited for the conclusion video but here I am. I'm really happy that Trek puts good components on their Alloy Fuel EXe (Fuel EXe 8 AXS). I see little point in paying thousands extra for a carbon frame, especially now there is a motor but too many brands either only makes carbon frames or only put good (top end) components on the carbon version.

[@99spokes]

Yeah that’s pretty cool to see! I feel like alloy is making a comeback, so it’s cool seeing more and more high spec builds on those frames!

[@calvinkirchhoff971]

For how sick the color is it deserves a better name then Barney Purple😂

[@99spokes]

lol I kinda dig it 😂

[@TheMirrorVision]

Barney Purple is iconic!

[@marcelpavlik7976]

imperial magenta :D

[@MTBover40TV]

Nice review! Which body-height do you have for the L Frame?

[@99spokes]

Thanks! We’re all around 6’ tall

[@MTBover40TV]

Thanks!@@99spokes

[@BikingBadwithTC]

Great review video, nice work! Btw, what wireless mics are you all using? Are all 4 mics connected to 1 camera?

[@99spokes]

Thank you! They’re the Rode Wireless Go 2 mics, and yes, both sets (4 mics) are going through a TRS splitter cable

[@BikingBadwithTC]

@@99spokes very cool, thx!

[@taol8258]

I was looking at this bike and the new levo sl but in the end went with the Levo Sl. I think the biggest issue is the reliability of the Fazua motor with some folks going through 2 or 3 motors within just a couple months of ownership.

[@99spokes]

Yeah, we’ve heard similar stories. This obviously wasn’t a long term review, but we didn’t have issues with it

[@durace99]

I had an older reign i put 180 forks, bb height was almost 15in. It cornered insane. Call me crazy. I love high bbs.

[@99spokes]

I’m honestly with you haha, but that’s probably because I spend too much time on BMX bikes 😅

[@lee.j7077]

So no issues with the lyrik?I’ve been reading up on it some people saying the small bump compliance isn’t great?

[@99spokes]

No, honestly we found the opposite!

[@lee.j7077]

Ok thanks

[@moosicman101]

Absolutely love your content and your website - I can't make a bike purchase without it. However, there are a couple of errors scattered around this video, primarily in the charts like at 4:46 i.e. trek fuel ex instead of exe, battery size of the levo sl being 320wh not 420wh. Otherwise great stuff!

[@99spokes]

Thank you! And good catch, we stretched ourselves a little thin trying to put out 5 videos in five days, and as you can tell quality control sadly suffered a bit 😕 The graph was corrected for the final comparison video though!

[@arandal3544]

you may want to change the spelling from Cruise to Cruz if people are looking for reviews..unless that was intentional

[@99spokes]

Good catch, thank you!!

[@trailpimp6369]

I likethese bikes

[@worldstallestmidget]

Not gif nothing but if I’m dropping 9+grand on a e bike I want the biggest battery and motor I can have!

[@99spokes]

That’s fair! Some people want the lightest bike they can find, and others want a balance between weight and battery size 🤷‍♂️

[@sjaan7370]

Pedal strikes destroy motor bearings.